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The survey, called Pets Break Stuff 2017 Damage Report,talked with pet owners and asked them questions about which devices their pets ruined, what type of pet they had and how often the incidents occurred.

This is what they found.

When asked “Which devices have your pets damaged?”

18 percent said their televisions were affected.

25 percent said their game consoles were affected.

27 percent said their laptops were affected.

59 percent said their smartphones were affected.

27 percent said their tablets were affected.

Then the survey asked specific questions about what type of pets the participants owned.

63 percent said their pets were male.

55 percent said their pets were small.

58 percent said their pets were middle-aged.

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After finding out the type of animals the participants had, the survey asked why they thought their pets were committing the acts of destruction.

61 percent described their pets as curious.

73 percent described their pets as bored.

53 percent described their pets as spoiled

But how did their pets commit the offense? The survey asked, “How did the damage happen?”

59 percent said their pets chewed the device.

19 percent said their pets knocked the device off a counter.

10 percent said their pets spilled liquid on it.

7 percent said their pets stepped on it.

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According to these pet owners, half of them left their pets alone for more than six hours.

Despite using pet monitors, the survey found that pets damage an average of 3.3 devices per pet owner, even though one in four owners said they used pet monitors when they are not home.